To those who call themselves human

May this prayer be a sum of my desires
and wishes. My way of saying thank you out loud. To
share my thoughts, reflections and concerns. Not to any
specific power but to the community around me. To those
who call themselves human.

May today and every day be an opportunity for me to
learn from others. To be teachable and in turn to teach
where I have the chance. May I be present in every
conversation that I choose to be in and polite enough to
excuse myself from those which I donít.

I pray that I have the courage to stand up for those who
are weaker than I, and to speak on their behalf when
they have no voice, yet also know when to be silent and
respect those same persons who want nothing to be said.

May I be the best friend, husband, Dad, son, uncle,
brother or whatever human relationship I have with
others. To recognize that I will mess up but to own it.
To acknowledge that I can only really influence those
things within my sphere of power, and to let those
things outside of the sphere not bother me.

I pray that I will know the difference between fact and
opinion. To chose to hold on to those things which will
better me and not make me bitter. To realize that every
one creates their own story and that debate on an issue
is at best, my opinion and worldview, not to be imposed
on another for conversion or any other means of coercing
them to my way of thinking. To honor that it is each to
their own and to only speak out if such a belief causes
harm to another.

I pray that each day I am reminded each moment I have on
this earth is precious and to make the most of it. To
honor my body. To say sorry and mean it. To laugh more
often than I am sad. To walk my talk. To realize that I
am enough. And be happy with that. To be an example of
the humanity I wish to see in the world around me.